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1976 Popsicle Football Teams Cards checklist

There is one card for each NFL team in the 1976 Popsicle football
card set PLUS a variation of the New York Giants.
The Giants changed logos in 1976, but Popsicle didn't know
so one card shows team's 1975 helmet and the corrected
shows the 1976 helmet.

The cards are like thin plastic credit cards and held up well
as apparently they came one per box of Popsicles.

Autographed 1961 Topps Baseball Cards Checklist & Values

Following autographs have auction house LOA's (Letter of Authenticity) from
hobby's top vintage card authenticators for auction houses PSA/DNA & James Spence !!!

The 1961 Topps baseball card set (#1-#598) only had 587 cards
because of missing numbers. Also there are 2 cards #463
(#463 Braves Team card was to be card #426).

Ugh !!! The 1961 Topps capless players !!!
Picture your grand-dad. Without a cap. Life was obviously much tougher
back then. Baseball expansion created the problem.
Los Angeles Angels added, Washington Senators became Minnesota Twins,
and Washington got a new Senators franchise.
The autographs actually make the "capless" cards more attractive !!!

Auction's most costly vintage baseball cards

The history of vintage baseball card auctions is long and colorful.

The T-206 Honus Wagner tobacco card has sold for upto $2.8 million in
auction. Called the "Holy Grail of Sports Cards", to me it's extreme-high
auction value can mostly be attributed to great PR and "auction fever".
It's not close to being the rarest baseball card and Honus Wagner is not
Babe Ruth or Mickey Mantle. Yes, the T-206 set is beautiful &
special but because of it's size and scarcities, not many collector's ever
try to complete, which should keep auction competition way down compared
to say 1933 Goudey or 1952 Topps baseball card issues.
BUT IT DOES NOT...

There's a story Wagner banned his card because he was anti-tobacco
but there are other stories about financial considerations.

You likkely have heard of PSA and may even know that this card was the
FIRST they ever graded. But did you know dealer (B.l. .ast.o) admitted
tampering with the card, perhaps trimming it down to size, before
PSA graded it so highly for the auction.

Q8: What are some additional useful to know baseball card collecting terms ?

(part 4)Team Set - a group of cards featuring all the issues of the players of a
particular team from the same release.

Test Issue - a preliminary offering issued as a test to see if a product
would be accepted by collectors.

Tobacco Card - typically from the early 1900s, these were cards issued with
tobacco products. The most famous of which is the "T-206" Honus Wagner card.

Traded/Update Set - a set issued after the original issue primarily featuring rookies
or players who were traded since the original issue came out.

Trimmed Card - a card reduced in size from when it was issued, usually to hide
an imperfection such as damaged edges or corners. Trimmed cards usually have very
little value but in some cases such as the 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle, even trimmed
cards can go for thousands of dollars. The most famous 'trimmed' card to date is the
T206 Honus Wagner purchased by Wayne Gretzky. The card was actually too large and
was trimmed down to it's proper size.

Unauthorized Issue - a card release which is not licensed by a league, a playerís
association, or by a player.

Variation - a card that was printed by the manufacturer in two or more different
ways.

Wax - a universal collecting term for factory-sealed packs or boxes. The term "wax"
most often refers to sealed material that was originally released in the
early 1990ís or back -- a time when packs were wrapped and sealed in wax
paper wrappers. It can casually reference modern era packs or boxes that no longer use actual wax paper.